GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| puerile | juvenile |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| hirsute | hairy |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |